Get paid to care for family in Belmont County
Most of the 15,100 people in Belmont County who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Ohio Medicaid can pay you for that work.
Belmont County at a glance
- Aged 65+
- 15,100
- Aged 85+
- 1,630
- Rank in OH
- 33rd
- Median age
- 44.2
23% of residents
when daily help usually starts
of 88 counties, by residents 65+
older than the country
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Belmont County is a smaller-city county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 3).
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- states covered
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- to see if you qualify
Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Rules from each state's published Medicaid program
Care in Belmont
What being a paid caregiver looks like here
About 15,100 people in Belmont County are 65 or older — 23% of everyone who lives here. That is an older county than Ohio overall, so more families here are already doing this work. Roughly 1,630 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. There are only so many home-care agencies in a county this size, and the ones that are here do not always cover evenings, weekends, or the far end of the county.
Statewide, 2.3 million people in Ohio are 65 or older — 19% of the state, across 88 counties.
What Ohio pays family caregivers
$1,500–$3,000/month
Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Source: Ohio Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Ohio's programs at a glance
- PASSPORT Waiver
- Structured Family Caregiving
- Next Generation MyCare
- Ohio Home Care Waiver
- Spouse paid?
- Yes
- Parent paid for a child?
- Sometimes
- Waitlist
- Some programs have no waitlist.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Ohio guide →
Towns and cities in Belmont County
Ohio sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Martins Ferry and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Belmont County:
- Martins Ferry6,050
- St. Clairsville4,954
- Barnesville3,902
- Bellaire3,745
- Shadyside3,351
- Bridgeport1,531
- Powhatan Point1,413
- Bethesda1,184
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Belmont apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Belmont County start with Ohio's program:
Apply for Ohio Medicaid via the Ohio Benefits portal or county Job and Family Services and answer yes to the waiver/long-term-care question; for PASSPORT call the PASSPORT Helpline (Area Agency on Aging screening).
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Ohio program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Belmont questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Belmont County?
Yes. Ohio runs real Medicaid programs — like PASSPORT Waiver — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Belmont County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Belmont County?
Reported figures in Ohio are around $1,500–$3,000/month, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Belmont County apply?
Families in Belmont County start with the state, not the county. Apply for Ohio Medicaid via the Ohio Benefits portal or county Job and Family Services and answer yes to the waiver/long-term-care question; for PASSPORT call the PASSPORT Helpline (Area Agency on Aging screening).
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Belmont County?
Yes — a spouse can be paid here. The fine print for Ohio: yes — spouses can be hired under PASSPORT's participant-directed options, Next Generation MyCare, and as the live-in Structured Family Caregiving caregiver
How many people in Belmont County might need this?
15,100 residents of Belmont County are 65 or older and about 1,630 are 85 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimates. Most of them are cared for at home by a relative rather than in a facility. Ohio's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Belmont do you cover?
All of Belmont County — including Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Barnesville, Bellaire and Shadyside. Eligibility is set by Ohio, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Ohio's published Medicaid program rules · Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Updated September 2026. Rules change — always confirm with the program.
Guides
For families in Belmont County
Start with the Ohio caregiver program, then read how the pieces fit together.
Nearby
Counties next to Belmont
The counties Belmont touches, by Census boundaries — a few of those borders run across water. Ones marked with a state abbreviation are across the line, and their rules are their state's, not this one's.
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